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i'm not a big fan of the joint committee. but remember, this is probably going to be as good of an outcome as we can get, and most of us will have to accept things we don't like in the final product. >> senator mccaskill, you were in your office yesterday. we have pictures of you on the phone talking to constituents. and you sent out a tweet during the day that caught my eye -- "just spent a couple hours answering the phone in my office. dominant message, don't cut social security or medicare and compromise." and yet, the big fight we know right now is over the enforcement mechanism. again, more washington talk. what it means is you cut a certain amount up front to raise the debt ceiling, and then there's a second stage of cuts that comes, and there is this committee that tries to agree on those cuts. and if you don't do it over this ten-year span, something forces congress's hand. so, how do you not put social security benefits or medicare benefits into that potential enforcement mechanism when they're what are driving the d
i'm not a big fan of the joint committee. but remember, this is probably going to be as good of an outcome as we can get, and most of us will have to accept things we don't like in the final product. >> senator mccaskill, you were in your office yesterday. we have pictures of you on the phone talking to constituents. and you sent out a tweet during the day that caught my eye -- "just spent a couple hours answering the phone in my office. dominant message, don't cut social security or...
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the republican party has to rethink is it in favor of big spending cuts? yes. and balancing the budget down the sfrood yes. but you have to look at revenues in some fashion. you cannot be that ideological. >> they have to show the ability to govern. at the end of the day it doesn't matter if they can win a political policy argument. >> we're debating their argument. we're debating how much to cut spending. >> but the trust in them governing is the issue now that they have to overcome. >> and one other thing. i really think that we are underestimating the reaction on the left progressive, whatever you want to call it. the progressive caucus, democrats are really angry at the president. >> where do they go though? it is interesting, normally you'd say maybe there will be a primary challenge, maybe there will be a draft russ feingold, bernie sanders. you couldn't see this show up in the president personally. there's this loyalty to him that he has that seems to bridge that divide between what are progressive elites versus the progressives in public opinion. >> lac
the republican party has to rethink is it in favor of big spending cuts? yes. and balancing the budget down the sfrood yes. but you have to look at revenues in some fashion. you cannot be that ideological. >> they have to show the ability to govern. at the end of the day it doesn't matter if they can win a political policy argument. >> we're debating their argument. we're debating how much to cut spending. >> but the trust in them governing is the issue now that they have to...
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so that's quite a big "if" there. there's a lot of trust he still think he has with progressives moving into an election maybe because he think everyone's going to get spooked on his side by the choice in an election because this deal right now, the embarrassing piece of it for him is that he.we went out a week a there is no trigger mechanism. the compelling piece is all for republicans to sign on, not for -- democrats to sign on, not for republicans. >> trying to put lipstick on this for some progressive who think it is a pig when he said deep pentagon cuts, the threat of it, is something that can motivate republicans and frankly we are actually seeing many members of the republican party speak up on that issue. >> well, look. the fact is democrats needed something to say that they got some skin in this or got something out of it so they looked and said, well we'll say pentagon on one side, and democrats are tossing medicare in there. when you look at those two things, nobody really wants those two things to be cut.
so that's quite a big "if" there. there's a lot of trust he still think he has with progressives moving into an election maybe because he think everyone's going to get spooked on his side by the choice in an election because this deal right now, the embarrassing piece of it for him is that he.we went out a week a there is no trigger mechanism. the compelling piece is all for republicans to sign on, not for -- democrats to sign on, not for republicans. >> trying to put lipstick...
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. >>> another big story we're following. renewed unrest in the middle east. activists inside syria say dozens have been killed as syria ramps up crockdown of activists in front of rama dad. tanks stormed hama before dawn today, killing 62 people in a barrage of shelling and gunfire. hama has seen some of the largest anti government protests. >>> the fate of the two jailed american hikers in iran will be announced within the week according to the hikers' lawyer and a syrian official. they were arrested along the iran/iraq border fortress passing and spying for the u.s. today's news dashes hopes they would be released immediately after the day's final hearing in their case. has a best-in-class driving range of over 500 miles per tank. so you can catch morning tee time in pebble beach and the afternoon meeting in los angeles all without running out of gas. just make sure you don't run out of gas. ♪ but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with uni
. >>> another big story we're following. renewed unrest in the middle east. activists inside syria say dozens have been killed as syria ramps up crockdown of activists in front of rama dad. tanks stormed hama before dawn today, killing 62 people in a barrage of shelling and gunfire. hama has seen some of the largest anti government protests. >>> the fate of the two jailed american hikers in iran will be announced within the week according to the hikers' lawyer and a syrian...
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today is a very big day, alex. >> trust me, i'm not saying it's done at all. many more hours on the air covering this thing and i expect it to be filled with ranglings. thank you, we'll see you next hour. that's for sure. >>> joining me from washington is eleanor cliff, contributing editor for "the daily beast." >> hi, alex. >> how close do you believe they are to an agreement? >> i think they are close enough to an agreement that we're not going to default, that's as far as i go. it looks like they'll pull it off this afternoon, but i wouldn't put that in writing. because i'm -- you know, they have backed away, and it's posturing at this point. the republicans are sounding more optimistic, because they have been looking like they are the obstructionists, so they don't want to look like they are the bad guys, so they are all cheery about the prospects for a deal. and the democrats are saying, we're not so sure, because the -- the background noise for democrats is the president is giving away too much, so they can't look like they are capitulating easily. more
today is a very big day, alex. >> trust me, i'm not saying it's done at all. many more hours on the air covering this thing and i expect it to be filled with ranglings. thank you, we'll see you next hour. that's for sure. >>> joining me from washington is eleanor cliff, contributing editor for "the daily beast." >> hi, alex. >> how close do you believe they are to an agreement? >> i think they are close enough to an agreement that we're not going to...
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this big ridge stays in place and the dry weather is going nowhere. heading up through the lakes, off towards the east. showers and thunderstorms through virginia and the carolinas. that will bring thorps with locally heavy rainfall and spotty showers here for the southern parts of missouri and parts of mississippi early on a sunday morning. a big area of high pressure in the east should keep most of us dry and showers pushing through western new york state for the most part that were dry as we go through the afternoon. sunshine and temperatures above average in the east. we will continue to see the numbers even down near d.c. at 96. further down towards the south, this is afternoon stuff. throw heat on the atmosphere to get us wet weather. showers and showers increase, but mainly dry and sticky in the southern plains. dallas with another 100 degree day. it will continue today, but on through most of the week and out across the midwest. the front coming through with a few showers in places like chicago. >> thanks for the comprehensive report. it was a
this big ridge stays in place and the dry weather is going nowhere. heading up through the lakes, off towards the east. showers and thunderstorms through virginia and the carolinas. that will bring thorps with locally heavy rainfall and spotty showers here for the southern parts of missouri and parts of mississippi early on a sunday morning. a big area of high pressure in the east should keep most of us dry and showers pushing through western new york state for the most part that were dry as we...
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>> he's the big key to getting a deal between the president and the leaders. he is not the key to getting the vote in the house of representatives. mitch mcconnell is important. you have the republican house that is resisting a deal with the president and resisting raising the debt limit. you need republicans to move forward, but mitch mcconnell has shown a willingness much more f. he and a senior leader can make a deal t becomes more difficult for republicans to block it in the house. they will lose the republicans anyway. remember, john boehner passed the his plan that has no chance of going forward in the senate. it has debt limit increase on passage of a balanced budget amendment which is not going to happen. mitch connell can try to move that process along, but john boehner has to figure out how to get to a majority in the house. that's why nancy pelosi is relevant again as well as members of the caucus. >> this passage of a budget amendme amendment, if that's not put in there in some shape or form whether tied to raising the debt ceiling or a side bar, w
>> he's the big key to getting a deal between the president and the leaders. he is not the key to getting the vote in the house of representatives. mitch mcconnell is important. you have the republican house that is resisting a deal with the president and resisting raising the debt limit. you need republicans to move forward, but mitch mcconnell has shown a willingness much more f. he and a senior leader can make a deal t becomes more difficult for republicans to block it in the house....
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. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. >>> welcome back to "hardball." time now for the "sideshow." first up, governor rick perry shocked many of us last week voicing support for new york's right to pass a law allowing gay marriage. let's listen. >> that's new york, and that's their business, and that's fine with me. that is their call. if you believe in the tenth amendment, stay out of their business, if you live in some other state or particularly in if you're the federal government. >> no surprise that didn't sit well with perry's supporters. so how about a clarification? >> it's a small group of activists judges, and frankly, a small handful, if you will, of states and these liberal special interest groups that are intent on a redefinition, if you will, of marriage on the nation, for all of us. to not pass th
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. >> leader mcconnell made a deliberate effort to come to the microphone twice to be emfat big this, and he used the word and emphasized it, seriousness. they have the level of seriousness, on his level. brought up speaking with the vice president and president, making an effort to bring that point across. >> reporter: you know, there was a question to harry reid earlier and again to john boehner, a small thing it would seem but something that could change the dynamic of this whole debate. it didn't even happen in washington, richard. happened when admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs who was visiting afghanistan right now, our jim milk krzyzewski chef -- mckrzyz there now. we were asked from a soldier in a war the table, but our men and women are in harm's way, and i'm not going to shortchange them at this critical time. >> if pulls on the heartstrings across america. no doubt. stand by. i know you're watching the meeting that is supposedly happening between the president and democratic leaders. felicia, one last question here. what do you think then is this meeting wit
. >> leader mcconnell made a deliberate effort to come to the microphone twice to be emfat big this, and he used the word and emphasized it, seriousness. they have the level of seriousness, on his level. brought up speaking with the vice president and president, making an effort to bring that point across. >> reporter: you know, there was a question to harry reid earlier and again to john boehner, a small thing it would seem but something that could change the dynamic of this whole...
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these big changes, big cuts in programs, and going forward that are going have repercussions for a lot of people. this really is unprecedented. here in washington the tendency is to think we'll get a deal at the last minute. this time feels a little different. i'm not sure we're going to get a deal at the last minute. we'll to see what happens at 1:00 a.m. >> you made a great point. when it comes down the debt ceiling everybody was on opposite side. now they've come on to common ground realizing there's no choice it needs to be raised. however what you bring bullpen the cuts and other things that's going on inside are really the sticking points but will reid be able to get the republican support that he needs to move forward or does all of this fall apart? >> well, you know, he's trying to bridge a nine-foot gap with a six-foot bridge. it's hard to imagine the package that is going to be okay with senate democrats and will get through the senate, and is also going to be okay with the tea party republicans or even enough of the republican caucus to provide the votes in the house to get
these big changes, big cuts in programs, and going forward that are going have repercussions for a lot of people. this really is unprecedented. here in washington the tendency is to think we'll get a deal at the last minute. this time feels a little different. i'm not sure we're going to get a deal at the last minute. we'll to see what happens at 1:00 a.m. >> you made a great point. when it comes down the debt ceiling everybody was on opposite side. now they've come on to common ground...
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the other big story is happening in the senate. there as they are debating harry reid's bill. leader reid's bill again also seen as perhaps getting some sort of compromise before moving forward. the third big thing we are watching at the daughter is in about 30 minutes, we expect to hear from leader mcconnell from the senate as well as speaker boehner from the house. they are having a briefing at 3:30 eastern time. we'll be here to watch that, too. a lot happening right now in washington, d.c. let's get right to the very latest in washington where all that's happening. house members are voting at the moment. luke russert is live at the hill with the latest for us. >> reporter: richard, how are you doing? what you're seeing is on the house floor. largely a symbolic vote. it was brought under suspension which is a parliamentary tactic which the essentially 2/3 of the house have to vote yea for this to move on. it is expected to go down and go closely along partisan line with every republican voting against it. most democrats switched over. going forward as of right now, we expec
the other big story is happening in the senate. there as they are debating harry reid's bill. leader reid's bill again also seen as perhaps getting some sort of compromise before moving forward. the third big thing we are watching at the daughter is in about 30 minutes, we expect to hear from leader mcconnell from the senate as well as speaker boehner from the house. they are having a briefing at 3:30 eastern time. we'll be here to watch that, too. a lot happening right now in washington, d.c....
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but when you talk about house republicans, as jackie mentioned earlier, it's a very big freshman class, many of whom are tea party candidates and they have not been willing to negotiate or budge at all. so there could be some support from house republicans. but this whole battle shows very deep divisions in the republican party. >> jackie, as we get down to the wire, the tea party and their influence there in the house, is there a way here that speaker boehner can work around them? is there a way that the bill coming out of the senate can also alleviate or satisfy their needs? >> you know, i don't think so at this point. but there are a lot of things up in the air and i don't think the leaders know either. if they did, we would have a deal right now. we might end up with a situation where boehner is trying to corral democrats and system of the more moderate members of his party to vote for a proposal. so we've got three days here and a lot of questions still unanswered. >> jackie, erin, thank you both very much. >>> concern about the u.s. debt crisis is echoing across the globe, as wel
but when you talk about house republicans, as jackie mentioned earlier, it's a very big freshman class, many of whom are tea party candidates and they have not been willing to negotiate or budge at all. so there could be some support from house republicans. but this whole battle shows very deep divisions in the republican party. >> jackie, as we get down to the wire, the tea party and their influence there in the house, is there a way here that speaker boehner can work around them? is...
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that is the big sticking point. harry reid busy trying to find republican support in the senate for this compromise plan he's going to come up. with he needs about eight to ten republican senators to switch over and say they are going to support him. we did have house speaker john boehner weigh in on this issue. if we can put his statement up, he says "the responsibility to end this crisis is now entirely in the hands of senator reid and president obama." house speaker boehner saying he has done everything he can to get this debt ceiling increased by that august 2nd deadline. he is saying the responsibility is with the democrats. all eyes have been on senate leader, republican senate leader mitch mcconnell to see if he will get behind harry reid and help him rally the troops. so far that hasn't happened. mitch mcconnell has said he wants the white house to come to the table. no word if that is going to happen at this point. again, right now all eyes are on the senate. senator harry reid's plan to increase the debt c
that is the big sticking point. harry reid busy trying to find republican support in the senate for this compromise plan he's going to come up. with he needs about eight to ten republican senators to switch over and say they are going to support him. we did have house speaker john boehner weigh in on this issue. if we can put his statement up, he says "the responsibility to end this crisis is now entirely in the hands of senator reid and president obama." house speaker boehner saying...
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the big difference is the timing and boehner's plan comes with a balanced budget amendment. what we're expecting to see ultimately is a compromise bill here between these two plans, and that's what's being worked on behind the scenes right now. harry reid trying to find enough senate republicans to come over to his side and vote a compromise bill through. of course, there's votes going on this afternoon. the main one to watch out for is going to be sunday, 1:00 a.m., when we get a procedural test vote to see if harry reid really does have enough support. he's asked mitch mcconnell to support him, as well. mitch mcconnell so far hasn't at least publicly offered his support. but behind the scenes we know that harry reid is trying to rangle support among republicans. >> one of those votes is happening there in the house. i want to play what was senate by the democrat of illinois. take a listen at this. >> our soldiers in afghanistan repeatedly asked admiral mullen yesterday, will we get paid? will our families get their checks? shame on the republicans for making that happen. i
the big difference is the timing and boehner's plan comes with a balanced budget amendment. what we're expecting to see ultimately is a compromise bill here between these two plans, and that's what's being worked on behind the scenes right now. harry reid trying to find enough senate republicans to come over to his side and vote a compromise bill through. of course, there's votes going on this afternoon. the main one to watch out for is going to be sunday, 1:00 a.m., when we get a procedural...
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that leaves a big shortfall of $134 billion. so who do you pay? many say the treasury department will go with foreign governments and other bondholders first. though few details are out on who and how bills will be paid, the treasury department has been putting together a payment plan. one possibility in that plan perhaps, do what president eisenhower did when the debt ceiling was not raised in 1953 he had the treasury department issue gold certificates to federal reserves across the country and got cash back to keep the government humming along. alex, there's some 100 million checks issued by the government every month, and in three days the unsavory job of payment triage begins, choosing grandma or governments. >> an unenviable task to be sure. >>> coming up we'll have more on the debt ceiling crisis and president obama's role in it. we're going to speak with pat buchanan and morris reid about that. >>> a caribbean airlines plane with 140 people on board crashed earlier today in guyana. the crash occurred at the country's main airport just south
that leaves a big shortfall of $134 billion. so who do you pay? many say the treasury department will go with foreign governments and other bondholders first. though few details are out on who and how bills will be paid, the treasury department has been putting together a payment plan. one possibility in that plan perhaps, do what president eisenhower did when the debt ceiling was not raised in 1953 he had the treasury department issue gold certificates to federal reserves across the country...
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we were hoping for a big drenching. think of texas almost like a hot pizza oven and all we did was throw a napkin in it. this storm dissipated faster than almost any storm i've seen before. it didn't even go into the mountains and dissipate, it literally evaporated as it moves over brownsville. you can see it on the satellite imagery. it was the big red blob, and as soon as it got to the dry land in texas, poof. all of a sudden, don was gone. so not good news down there. the storm system is -- what's left of it, circulation is going to head for mexico anyway so it looks like just scattered showers and storms in texas during the day today. we'll take what we can get, but this wasn't the answer we were hoping for. there's not a lot of wet weather on the map, there are showers in missouri, also showers in the northern plains. your forecast for today, rain likely more or less in mexico, not texas. hot weather for dallas once again. warm and sunny in the northeast. as we go into the sunday forecast, we should see a lot of th
we were hoping for a big drenching. think of texas almost like a hot pizza oven and all we did was throw a napkin in it. this storm dissipated faster than almost any storm i've seen before. it didn't even go into the mountains and dissipate, it literally evaporated as it moves over brownsville. you can see it on the satellite imagery. it was the big red blob, and as soon as it got to the dry land in texas, poof. all of a sudden, don was gone. so not good news down there. the storm system is --...
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the all-time record is the big, big heat of 1980 when they went 42 days in a row. today should be day 29, and look at this. they're going to get up into the 30s. look how hot it is on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance of beating this incredible streak that no one thought we would touch from 1908, one of the hottest summers ever in the midwest. today's forecast -- actually, this is sunday's forecast first. tomorrow we're going to see those thunderstorms in the southeast. monsoonal showers. no one is really going to get washed out. the best chance would be in eastern north carolina. because i mixed up the days, here's your saturday with today's forecast. looks like the rain from don is going to stay whatever is left in mexico. showers and storms and areas of tennessee. it's just amazing that we just can't break this heat wave. it's literally going to take probably a big tropical storm or hurricane to do that, and there's nothing on the way for at least another week. >> okay. well, thanks for taking a look out there for us. bill karins. >>> biologists say they'r
the all-time record is the big, big heat of 1980 when they went 42 days in a row. today should be day 29, and look at this. they're going to get up into the 30s. look how hot it is on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance of beating this incredible streak that no one thought we would touch from 1908, one of the hottest summers ever in the midwest. today's forecast -- actually, this is sunday's forecast first. tomorrow we're going to see those thunderstorms in the southeast. monsoonal showers....
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the fs the big red blob moving on shore. as soon as it got to the coast and dry land in texas, poof, all of a sudden don was gone. it looks like scattered showers and storms in texas during the day. this wasn't the answer we were hoping for. not a lot of wet weather on the map. there are some showers and storms in northern m mo. your forecast for today rain likely, more or less in mexico not in texas. hot weather for dallas one again. warm and sunny in the northeast. sunday forecast we should see a lot of thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic and the monsoonal showers and storms will continue in the four corners region. a lit of disappointment in texas. it didn't come true. hopefully we'll get another weak tropical system later in the season. >> keep it right here. we will have a live report from corpus christie, texas, coming up. >>> meantime, the search for a missing new hampshire girl, whab haven't police issued an amber alert? >>> back to court, the battle over dna evidence heats up in amanda knox' appeal in italy. >>> what
the fs the big red blob moving on shore. as soon as it got to the coast and dry land in texas, poof, all of a sudden don was gone. it looks like scattered showers and storms in texas during the day. this wasn't the answer we were hoping for. not a lot of wet weather on the map. there are some showers and storms in northern m mo. your forecast for today rain likely, more or less in mexico not in texas. hot weather for dallas one again. warm and sunny in the northeast. sunday forecast we should...
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still a big wedding. 400 people on the list. the entire royal aunt rage will be there, including the duke and duchess of came braj themselves, as well as prince harry. they're going to a party afterwards at the queen's residents here in edinburgh. this is supposed to last until 2:00 in the morning. there will be rugby players there. it's bound to be eventful. >> how many are supposed to attend? >> 400 are supposed to be there. compare that to the nearly 2,000 that were at william and catherine's wedding ceremony. it's a much smaller scale. we've been asking the palace all week to give us some details, and they won't do it because they say this is a private wedding, and as a private wedding, they're keeping those details close to the vest. zara phillips is 13th in line to the throne as compared to william's second in line to the throne, so they handle the situation very differently, but, you know, this ceremony is really reflective of the couple themselves. they've actually been dating for more than seven years. they're described
still a big wedding. 400 people on the list. the entire royal aunt rage will be there, including the duke and duchess of came braj themselves, as well as prince harry. they're going to a party afterwards at the queen's residents here in edinburgh. this is supposed to last until 2:00 in the morning. there will be rugby players there. it's bound to be eventful. >> how many are supposed to attend? >> 400 are supposed to be there. compare that to the nearly 2,000 that were at william...
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> yes, people can be critical of what we've done. but where are the other ideas? at this point in time, the house is going to act, we're going to act again. but it is final for our colleagues across the aisle to tell us what they're for. tell us how we can end this crisis. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was speaker john boehner before the house voted to pass his debt ceiling bill. joining us now republican congressman from kansas who voted against the boehner bill. congressman, welcome, why did you vote against it? >> i don't think it does enough. we've got a $14.3 trillion deficit. it made progress in the right way. i appreciate the efforts of our leadership. the problem remains the senate hasn't put a plan out yet. hopefully they might get started this weekend. >> common sense would dictate if you didn't go for what the republican house passed, there's a small prospect you'll be satisfied with what comes back from the senate. >> a
go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> yes, people can be critical of what we've done. but where are the other ideas? at this point in time, the house is going to act, we're going to act again. but it is final for our colleagues across the aisle to tell us what they're for. tell us how we can end this crisis. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was speaker john boehner before the...
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>> i think mitch mcconnell holds a big club. i think in the end -- i had a conversation, i can't tell you who, but a conversation with a conservative but decent enough southern republican conservative senator. he said we are just this close. he thinks we are this close in agreement. he's not one of the six or seven or eight or ten best targets we think we have among republicans. we are eventually going to break this filibuster. i think they'll try their gimmicks. that is what mitch mcconnell lives on. we'll get this to happen. we'll send it back to the house. there, patriotism prevails. even most of the democrats, maybe 150, 160, 170, to join 50 republicans that, not the tea party, but the 50 reasonable republicans. >> do you want to give us the initials, maybe the state of that senator? >> i'm sorry? >> the state of the senator, just the initials? >> no. that would nail it down. i would say southern deep south, wrong side of the civil war. i'm not going to tell you the state. >> senator john thume laid out a plan. take a listen
>> i think mitch mcconnell holds a big club. i think in the end -- i had a conversation, i can't tell you who, but a conversation with a conservative but decent enough southern republican conservative senator. he said we are just this close. he thinks we are this close in agreement. he's not one of the six or seven or eight or ten best targets we think we have among republicans. we are eventually going to break this filibuster. i think they'll try their gimmicks. that is what mitch...
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two, we have as i said multiple opportunities to compromise and the idea, this big question of whether the president will veto it, the chief of staff says he will do it. we have a statement of administration policy that says he will do it. that doesn't matter. it won't get to the president's desk. there are 58 senators who said they would oppose the boehner bill, which makes it less popular than congressman ryan's budget, than the cut, cap and balance plan everyone knew was dead on arrival in the senate. we have to get rid of the political statements, the political games, and get something done. you just need house republicans be willing to do something other than say, as i read this morning, the boehner bill is take it or leave it, we will stick the default on the president. that's not the way we govern in this country. that's not the right thing to do. >> dan pfeiffer, thank you very much. the very latest from the white house. thanks for coming. >>> if the boehner bill does clear the house as is expected now, senate majority leader harry reid says the senate will vote on it tonight a
two, we have as i said multiple opportunities to compromise and the idea, this big question of whether the president will veto it, the chief of staff says he will do it. we have a statement of administration policy that says he will do it. that doesn't matter. it won't get to the president's desk. there are 58 senators who said they would oppose the boehner bill, which makes it less popular than congressman ryan's budget, than the cut, cap and balance plan everyone knew was dead on arrival in...
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a 100 percent. ♪ >>> our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. and we are falling off a financial cliff and unless we finally do something about this debt, we're placing on the backs of our kids and our grandkids, we'll never recover. >> i won't place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the way this town spends money. i'm a freshman, maybe i'm naive, but i don't think unless we force -- unless we force republicans and democrats to balance their books every year, they won't. the only way we can do that is to force them. >> people don't want to be financially responsible, you got to force them to do it. that's the message on the debt ceiling debate being preached this week by tea party republican joe walsh. really, congressman walsh should know. that's pretty much how he became a congressman. when joe walsh launched his bid for congress, it was th
a 100 percent. ♪ >>> our government is too big. we have a government that spends too much, and we're bankrupting future generations, and we're not going to change that until we change this town. and we are falling off a financial cliff and unless we finally do something about this debt, we're placing on the backs of our kids and our grandkids, we'll never recover. >> i won't place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the...
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"joe walsh hasn't been a big time wage earner politician until recently. he's had no more problems with child support than any other average guy." sounds like walsh's lawyer is a specialist in deadbeat dads. joe walsh's lawyer, the champion of average guys and deadbeat dads everywhere, cannot explain why the supposedly financially struggling joe walsh was able to loan his 2010 congressional campaign $35,000. nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain how joe walsh got his hands on $35,000 to loan his campaign $35,000, nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain why joe walsh's campaign fund has paid him back at least $14,000 for the loan while joe walsh hasn't paid the several years of child support he owes the mother of his first three children. nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain how the impoverished joe walsh was able to take vacations with his girlfriend in 2004 to mexico and italy while refusing to pay child support. in a court filing in december of last year, laura walsh's attorneys wrote, "the apparent availability of large sums
"joe walsh hasn't been a big time wage earner politician until recently. he's had no more problems with child support than any other average guy." sounds like walsh's lawyer is a specialist in deadbeat dads. joe walsh's lawyer, the champion of average guys and deadbeat dads everywhere, cannot explain why the supposedly financially struggling joe walsh was able to loan his 2010 congressional campaign $35,000. nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain how joe walsh got his hands...
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. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last couple of weeks, they have gotten a little nervous. people have held back because they are not sure what is going on. they are not sure how this will end. i think -- look, i still have a lot of confidence that when all is said and done, they will figure it out. all of the leaders are on the same page. all of the same leaders are on the same page. yes, they have an unpredictable, unpredictable group of lawmakers on their hands. so the one thing that i have as a political person, i thought would find surprising at the end of the day, if they do agree what this field will look like, it is going to be a couple of trillion
. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last...
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. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. >>> i'm with your krpt nx market wrap. another batch of updeceit earnings not enough to offset dismal economic numbers and lingering fears about the debt debac debacle. the dow jones industrial tumbling. and absolutely dangerous, how one investor described the atmosphere on wall street today telling cnbc the problem is the market reacts to two thing. greed and fear. right now there's no greed in the air, only fear. a lot of that fear based on the ongoing debate in washington over raising the debt ceiling and cutting the deficit. aps an anemic reading on gdp growth, weaker than expected 1.3% while first quarter numbers were prevised to lower to a paltry 0.4%. over a rough week for the market. all major indices giving up between 3.5
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what is the big idea, you ask. conservatives are on a winning streak. they have an idea for a unifying force. it's a bad idea but better than nothing which is better than progressives have. the idea that defines the republican party is that taxes are always too high and government spending is always wasteful. there's an overarching philosophy between the government and individual. they imagine a return to a jeffers jeffersonian arcadia. wow. >> this is what bill clinton said when lecturing democrats, better to be strong than wrong. >> wow. >> right now, peggy noonan talked about how this president has become invisible. "the new york times" had an article on it yesterday. you seem to be mourning that fact today. it's what the democrats on the hill are saying. what's happening? >> i'm not specifically -- i didn't mention the president in the column. it's not really an attack on him. it was a statement on progressives or progressivism, i guess liberalism, whatever you want to call it. i don't think liberals have come up with as compelling of a story of our
what is the big idea, you ask. conservatives are on a winning streak. they have an idea for a unifying force. it's a bad idea but better than nothing which is better than progressives have. the idea that defines the republican party is that taxes are always too high and government spending is always wasteful. there's an overarching philosophy between the government and individual. they imagine a return to a jeffers jeffersonian arcadia. wow. >> this is what bill clinton said when...
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medicare waub a big piece of this? >> the states are in three places. one, i think they're confident that a deal is going to be struck. they're also just as equally weary that two things would happen. one that there will be a default and that there be a downgrade in their bond ratings and therefore the cost of borrowing is going to increase. and two, they're also concerned about the fact that there's no certainty as to what kind of payments are going to be made for the many state federal partnerships that are out there. whether they be medicaid, transportation or homeland security programs. >> governor, what do they do? you've got to figure out what bills to pay, who to pay, who to furlough, who to owe? >> i think it's pretty good for states to have a spur louse. most of us do in pennsylvania because of investments we made even during the recession as 7.5% unemployment rate and a $600 million surplus. they'll be able to have a little give to cover for a while. the biggest problem is what's going to happen to the recovery. the recovery is not going as fa
medicare waub a big piece of this? >> the states are in three places. one, i think they're confident that a deal is going to be struck. they're also just as equally weary that two things would happen. one that there will be a default and that there be a downgrade in their bond ratings and therefore the cost of borrowing is going to increase. and two, they're also concerned about the fact that there's no certainty as to what kind of payments are going to be made for the many state federal...
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it is not a big deal. business community is united and wall street is united and economists on the left and the right are reunite and ron paul has written an op-ed saying he expects it to lead to i here interest rates. and two impacts if we default, and one is market confidence which could raise rates by itself and the second is to pay bills and we borrow so much right now it is possible to pay the bills without money for very long. >> and last but not least, if the this debate is about getting americans back to work. >> that is right. both parties love to talk about jobs. they still do it all of the time, because they know that is what americans want to hear, and the problem is that this debate is not about jobs, especially in the short-term. in the short-term, all of the plans scored so far are going to reduce slightly gdp which reduces generally employment, and there is a long-range benefit of solving the fiscal plan, but nothing short-term. the idea has been floated of the short-term tax stimulus in th
it is not a big deal. business community is united and wall street is united and economists on the left and the right are reunite and ron paul has written an op-ed saying he expects it to lead to i here interest rates. and two impacts if we default, and one is market confidence which could raise rates by itself and the second is to pay bills and we borrow so much right now it is possible to pay the bills without money for very long. >> and last but not least, if the this debate is about...
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the stunning events playing out in the house could mean big losses on wall street and beyond as this debt ceiling battle pushes down to the wire. for the very latest on today's trading session i'm delighted to welcome back jim cramer host of msnbc's "mad money" and jim, can i begin with the staggering news that apple company is holding more money than the government with over $76 billion and the government with $73 billion and maybe we should ask steve jobs for a handout. >> i did a piece on "mad money" last week which the thought was that the idea that maybe we should have iusa, and in other words, if apple were to put some of the skills together with the government, we would end up with a incredibly powerful government to take over china as opposed the china take us over and astounding the world with the best products. apple is an amazing company and it is not necessarily a reflection of the united states, because every company is jealous oapple, too. >> well, we have had seriously further indication of the recession not lifting anything like we thought with growth revised down for
the stunning events playing out in the house could mean big losses on wall street and beyond as this debt ceiling battle pushes down to the wire. for the very latest on today's trading session i'm delighted to welcome back jim cramer host of msnbc's "mad money" and jim, can i begin with the staggering news that apple company is holding more money than the government with over $76 billion and the government with $73 billion and maybe we should ask steve jobs for a handout. >> i...
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there's big battles over the budget. the democrats are getting push back because they went along with governor chris christie. they just slashed benefits for state employees. it's got to be a topic that come ups again if you're elected. how would you move forward on that knowing on the one hand you have state employees who want their benefits in the other, new jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. >> we know we have the highest property taxes. with the governor slashing the communities it's raising the taxes in those communities. what we need to do is understand that i am 100% for collective bargaining. we fortunate have a situation where that grandfathers in and goes away. the future is now new jerseyians coming together making sure that we continue to push our good schools. we have great schools in jersey. my biggest thing is we have to strive to be the best. we're cutting women's services and all these areas. the reality is that's just passing it on to someone else. >> we were talking about why you chos
there's big battles over the budget. the democrats are getting push back because they went along with governor chris christie. they just slashed benefits for state employees. it's got to be a topic that come ups again if you're elected. how would you move forward on that knowing on the one hand you have state employees who want their benefits in the other, new jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. >> we know we have the highest property taxes. with the governor slashing the...
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the big story we're watching right now, fast moving developments in the showdown other the debt. there are now just four days until the nation goes to the august 2nd debt deadline. this morning president obama pushed congress to find some sort of compromise. >> what's clear now is that any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan. it must have the support of both parties that were sent here to represent the american people. >> right now house speaker john boehner's frantically trying to tweet his stalled bill to get support from conservatives to get it through the house. >> time is presently short and that is an understatement. >> senator majority leader harry reid's tired of waiting. >> i would ask my friends, my republican friends break away from this thing going on in the house of representatives. >> so today reid's going it alone moving forward with his debt plan. it cuts more than $2 trillion in federal spending and extends the
the big story we're watching right now, fast moving developments in the showdown other the debt. there are now just four days until the nation goes to the august 2nd debt deadline. this morning president obama pushed congress to find some sort of compromise. >> what's clear now is that any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan. it must have the support of both parties that were sent here to represent the american people. >> right now house speaker john boehner's frantically...
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i think the big difference is the extent, the time. and he didn't mention that in this, so he's no longer safe yi that it has to get us past 2012. that is also one of the big sticking points is how long will the debt ceiling extension be. >> all right. we're just getting a note here from the associated press. do we still have dave weigel there and emily? >> still here, chris. >> all right, i don't know if either of you heard this, but the house gop is said now that it's going to change the stalled bill and the vote could come as soon as sometime today. what would you expect that to be, dave? >> if they actually hold a vote, that means they won a few people over. there were a couple of problems, some members had, with the pell grant payments in this bill. and if they change that, then they get a bill that can at least move out of the house. but we're talking about real kabuki here. if they end up changing that component to get a few more of those votes, that's the kind of thing that might be tweaked again later for when this returns to
i think the big difference is the extent, the time. and he didn't mention that in this, so he's no longer safe yi that it has to get us past 2012. that is also one of the big sticking points is how long will the debt ceiling extension be. >> all right. we're just getting a note here from the associated press. do we still have dave weigel there and emily? >> still here, chris. >> all right, i don't know if either of you heard this, but the house gop is said now that it's going...
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so you might as well go big. is that the lesson from last night? speaker boehner ought to go back with you and the president and go get the big deal again? >> well i don't want to give speaker boehner any advice. i will tell you this. for what it's worth, maybe i sound like pollyanna, i don't know, but i really do think speaker boehner wants to do something great for our country. i really do. and i think he's one of those folks that candidly would be willing to lose his speakership over doing something great for the country. i believe that, and i think there are a lot of people around here that realize that you know, this is really an opportune time to do something great. nobody wants to default, chuck, and i've got to believe -- as a matter of fact, i more than have to believe, i know that these guys have to have some sort of short-term extension in the event we don't quite get there by tuesday, but one thing i do hope is that the american people, you know, stop worrying. i really do think that we're going to get something done. i'm here in the mi
so you might as well go big. is that the lesson from last night? speaker boehner ought to go back with you and the president and go get the big deal again? >> well i don't want to give speaker boehner any advice. i will tell you this. for what it's worth, maybe i sound like pollyanna, i don't know, but i really do think speaker boehner wants to do something great for our country. i really do. and i think he's one of those folks that candidly would be willing to lose his speakership over...
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that would have a big impact on the u.s. growth story, they say a default on the nation's obligations or a downgrade of the american credit rating would be a tremendous blow to business and investor confidence. so the bank ceos just throwing in their worth. everybody wants to seal the deal at this point. back to you. >> thank, geoff. all eyes on washington. >>> other news for you. police have arrested an awol soldier expected of planning an attack on ft. hood. he's army private nassar jason abdo. he had been stationed at fort campbell and was already charged by the mill it taker for possessing child pornography. police picked up the 21-year-old in his hotel room where they found large quantities of ammunition, weapons and possible bomb making materials. authorities say they were al lerl lettered to abdo after he visited the same store where major hasan bought a gun prior to that 2009 attack at ft. hood that killed 13 people. police believe abdo was looking to, quote, get even at his fellow soldiers and was targeting ft. hood
that would have a big impact on the u.s. growth story, they say a default on the nation's obligations or a downgrade of the american credit rating would be a tremendous blow to business and investor confidence. so the bank ceos just throwing in their worth. everybody wants to seal the deal at this point. back to you. >> thank, geoff. all eyes on washington. >>> other news for you. police have arrested an awol soldier expected of planning an attack on ft. hood. he's army private...
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so a big difference in our big cities. also heavy rain overnight through detroit, that's heading for toledo and cleveland this morning. so you're also going to have to deal with a wet morning and maybe even thunderstorms mixed in. so very warm once again this dallas. afternoon thunderstorms in atlanta. chicago today, you'll dry out because your humt levels will drop a little bit. as we go into saturday, notice that it's not that bad of a mess. saturday is looking hot in mid-atlantic, but d.c. will be 94. and finally into sunday, widespread 90s, but not as wet around the country. so overall this weekend is looking pretty good. >> not should shabby. thank you. >>> can an all-star cast pull in all-star numbers at the box office? plus will captain america meet his match? your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. this is my robot butler. say i'm missing england. i type in e-n-g... and he gives me a variety of options. would you like to have a look at a map, my lad? ah, why not? s
so a big difference in our big cities. also heavy rain overnight through detroit, that's heading for toledo and cleveland this morning. so you're also going to have to deal with a wet morning and maybe even thunderstorms mixed in. so very warm once again this dallas. afternoon thunderstorms in atlanta. chicago today, you'll dry out because your humt levels will drop a little bit. as we go into saturday, notice that it's not that bad of a mess. saturday is looking hot in mid-atlantic, but d.c....
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tax cut, two big war, a big tax cut, prescription bill that wasn't -- we had a guy on last night that showed almost half the federal debt was caused by bush over the eight years in office. that's serious business. >> everybody loves blaming president bush. >> i just did it. by the way -- >> you can blame anybody you want. who's been in office the last and a half years and doesn't want to correct the problem? place the blame where it is and it falls on both sides of the aisle. >> that was a totally -- >> the president doesn't want to put a plan in place. we've got fix the problem and it's not done by raising taxes. the problem is washington spends too much money. you don't solve that problem by sending washington more money and job killing taxes. you start controlling spending. >> i've heard you say over and over, a $14 trillion debt. half caused by bush. you can't just talk than when he left us with the problem. >> we're here solving the problem and president obama doesn't want to address it. doesn't want to put a plan in writing. we're sending another plan tonight. when will they sta
tax cut, two big war, a big tax cut, prescription bill that wasn't -- we had a guy on last night that showed almost half the federal debt was caused by bush over the eight years in office. that's serious business. >> everybody loves blaming president bush. >> i just did it. by the way -- >> you can blame anybody you want. who's been in office the last and a half years and doesn't want to correct the problem? place the blame where it is and it falls on both sides of the aisle....
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they're going to protect the big three. they want some revenue increases although the two plans on the table don't have that. so we still could be a long way from some kind of conclusion. obama associate told me today that if the president had an extension come to his desk, he feels that president would be obligated to sign it. what's the president going to do? not sign an extension? let the economy default? that's not a very good option. joining us now live from capitol hill, house minority whip steny hoyer of maryland. congressman, great to have you with us tonight. it has been a whirlwind of news. i'll just ask you straight up, what can you tell us at this hour? where are we? >> i think what we're seeing, ed, is a stark example of why we could not no matter what we did come to a compromise with the republicans. their leader wanted to do that. but the party of no is saying no to their own deal. the party of no is putting at risk the american taxpayer, the american family and america itself. i think the american public has
they're going to protect the big three. they want some revenue increases although the two plans on the table don't have that. so we still could be a long way from some kind of conclusion. obama associate told me today that if the president had an extension come to his desk, he feels that president would be obligated to sign it. what's the president going to do? not sign an extension? let the economy default? that's not a very good option. joining us now live from capitol hill, house minority...
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no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american people want. >> it does protect that. >> it does protect all three of them. >> it is very important that by postponing any further action on the debt limit until after the reaction we ask start to get to work on what really concerns americans, which is jobs and getting the economy back together. what the tea party would like to do is keep the manufactured debt republican crisis going and at six months, means we are at it right away. and while all this is going on, we are not paying attention to jobs or the economy and we are not making life better for regular american fami
no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american...
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and that's a big deal by the president only based on election cycles. that's not important. the more important thing, how do we get to the point where we send a message to the international community we're going to do what's necessary to put our house in order. >> do you get the sense that that's going to happen? >> oh think so, ultimately. you're seeing a lot of theatrics. everything kind of play out and the way it's going play out and not find where people really are until they have to be where, before this thing implodes and i don't think it's going to. i think you know, come tuesday, sometime during the day tuesday, we'll have something figured out. >> well, do you have any sense, play analyst, if you wouldn't mind, whether that's the boehner deal? is that your deal? where's the road map for that? >> it's some combination between what perry, reid and boehner agreed to last sunday, and working the politics and the votes out on that to get it to where it passes the house. the problem is, something will pass the senate. but it has to be snag will pass the house, and it has
and that's a big deal by the president only based on election cycles. that's not important. the more important thing, how do we get to the point where we send a message to the international community we're going to do what's necessary to put our house in order. >> do you get the sense that that's going to happen? >> oh think so, ultimately. you're seeing a lot of theatrics. everything kind of play out and the way it's going play out and not find where people really are until they...
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today by a group of house freshmen with their announcing their support even though their plan is not as big as they wanted it to be, but a short time ago senate majority leader harry reid warned that the bill will be rejected in short order. >> as soon as the house completes the vote tonight or this afternoon, the senate will move to take up that message that they sent to us. it will be defeated. they know that. >> so, no word as of yet from the president today on the standoff. earlier today, press secretary jay carney said that any bill would have to absolutely extend the debt ceiling until 2013, and nbc's kristen welker joins me from the white house. also in the press briefing, jay carney said that the bill being worked on right now is d.o.a. when it reaches the senate. >> yes, that is right. hello, thomas. good afternoon to you. he said it is d.o.a. and 58 senators have said they will come out to vote against it and he reiterated the call that the white house is not going to get behind anything that is not a long-term increase of the debt ceiling. but you know, people have been pushing t
today by a group of house freshmen with their announcing their support even though their plan is not as big as they wanted it to be, but a short time ago senate majority leader harry reid warned that the bill will be rejected in short order. >> as soon as the house completes the vote tonight or this afternoon, the senate will move to take up that message that they sent to us. it will be defeated. they know that. >> so, no word as of yet from the president today on the standoff....
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. we need to decrease federal spending. we need to decrease our deficit. the last thing we need is to >>> we are following a live debate on the house floor on speaker boehner's debt bill and you may not know it, but the last country to default on the debt was jamaica in 2010. yes, jamaica, the middle income developing country with a population of under 3 million and best known for the tourism and music and island paradise and the visitors from all over the world, and it is also an island nation with one of the most abysmal debt burdens in the world. in the 2009/2010 fiscal year, jamaica's interest payments on the public debt were 45% of the government's expenditure which left hardly any room for spend on anything else. the government was fo
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. we need to decrease federal spending. we need to decrease our deficit. the last thing we need is to >>> we are following a live debate on the house floor on speaker boehner's...
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i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news out of texas, where authorities have arrested an army private assigned to fort campbell, kentucky. officials found bomb-making materials in his hotel room. that arrest came after someone reportedly overheard the private threatening to stage an attack on the army post at fort hood. fort hood was the scene of a deadly shooting attack in november 2009. major nadal hassan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others. pete williams has the latest from washington now. pete, what do you know about this arrest of the private? >> reporter: right. well, good afternoon. you saw killeen, texas on that map. that's where he was arrested. he's a private first class assigned to fort campbell, but arrested in texas yesterday and according to law enforcement officials, what happened is he went into a gun store in killeen, texas and was asking questions that the gun store owner thought was suspicious. he was also buying smokeless powder which can be used for
i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news out of texas, where authorities have arrested an army private assigned to fort campbell, kentucky. officials found bomb-making materials in his hotel room. that arrest came after someone reportedly overheard the private threatening to stage an attack on the army post at fort hood. fort hood was the scene of a deadly shooting attack in november 2009. major nadal hassan is accused of killing 13 people and...
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the new college football season is nearly upon us. >> it's big. i understand the commodores have at least ten national merit scholars. >> laugh it up. laugh it up, joe. the college game day crew is gearing up as well. two members of the team, erin andrews and kirk herbstreit. >> this is earlier than we wake up. >> we're trying our best here. >> mika wanted me to ask you guys, how are the williams east in division three? >> down, actually. really good graphics. >> amherst. >> this is really good. two years ago you went there. >> isn't it beautiful? the purple valley. >> i understand you actually won the nashville? >> i live in nashville. we did a thursday night football game. you did saturday. >> big college. >> come on. >> very cute. >> let me tell you something, the feel on a saturday night, you better buckle up. >> their quarterback, though. you better watch out. a >> you laugh. you laugh. >> we'll take it. if we must, we'll talk about joe's school, alabama. how do they look this year? are they going to be back? >> they have five straight nation
the new college football season is nearly upon us. >> it's big. i understand the commodores have at least ten national merit scholars. >> laugh it up. laugh it up, joe. the college game day crew is gearing up as well. two members of the team, erin andrews and kirk herbstreit. >> this is earlier than we wake up. >> we're trying our best here. >> mika wanted me to ask you guys, how are the williams east in division three? >> down, actually. really good...
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a big vote coming this afternoon in the house. members will consider speaker john boehner's debt bill. but even if he can rein in tea party members to get it passed, 51 democratic senators vowed to block it. >> if this debate continues to be driven by the extremes, well, whether we go off the cliff august 2nd or go off the cliff at the end of the year, we'll be at the same place. >> i've got a little rebellion on my hands every day. it comes with the territory. >> you're not worried. >> never let them see you sweat. >> i think we'll end up in a stalemate. i anticipate that the boehner bill will get through the house today after he's pushed his folks kind of hard, and then it will be dead on arrival once it gets to the senate. >> of course, time is running out. default just five days away and things are getting so bad the u.s. treasury is now weighing which bills to pay if the country defaults. michael the correspondent for "washington post," and louise story, according to politico republican leaders are very prepared to say to the
a big vote coming this afternoon in the house. members will consider speaker john boehner's debt bill. but even if he can rein in tea party members to get it passed, 51 democratic senators vowed to block it. >> if this debate continues to be driven by the extremes, well, whether we go off the cliff august 2nd or go off the cliff at the end of the year, we'll be at the same place. >> i've got a little rebellion on my hands every day. it comes with the territory. >> you're not...